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Studio album by Geri Halliwell | ||||
Released | 6 June 2005 | |||
Recorded | 2001–2004 | |||
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Length | 42:39 | |||
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Passion is the third and most recent studio album by English singer Geri Halliwell, released on 6 June 2005 by Innocent Records. Two singles were released from the album: "Ride It", which charted at number four, and "Desire", which charted at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart. Although the album was praised for Halliwell's improved voice the album was a commercial failure, peaking at number 41 with only 5,432 copies sold and charting for only one week on the UK Albums Chart. However, the album did manage to become a moderate hit worldwide, selling over half a million copies according to the Daily Mail.
The album was originally titled Disco Sister with Halliwell focusing the album on electropop, EDM and Europop sounds. She wrote many songs between 2001 and 2004 with a number of producers. Songs recorded during this period that did not appear on the final album include "Set Me Off", "Turn It On", "Into the Night" "Putting on the Bling", "Geri's Got Her Groove Back", "Disco Sister", "My Sweetest Pain", "Gimme Your Love" and a cover version of "100% Pure Love". Halliwell also wanted to record the track "Some Girls" (written by Richard X and Hannah Robinson) for the album, but the track was instead given to Rachel Stevens.
But in 2004, EMI changed the focus of the album and the title to Passion, replacing some of the dance songs with ballads, jazz-pop, and electro-pop songs, including the newly recorded songs "Passion", "Desire", "Surrender Your Groove", "There's Always Tomorrow", "So I Give Up on Love", and the B-side "True Love Never Dies".